Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
July 10, 2007
The Next Mark Prior?

There's talk that Rich Harden will miss the rest of the season.

Rich Harden's troublesome right shoulder still didn't feel right Sunday, prompting him to skip his planned throwing session. Harden will visit Angels team doctor Lewis Yocum today in Los Angeles and hopes to rejoin the A's for their scheduled workout Wednesday in Oakland.

General manager Billy Beane did not sound optimistic about the possibility of a quick return for Harden, given that the right-hander missed most of the first half.

"I think at this point, after what's transpired the first part of the season, it would be sort of foolish to plan on Rich being back soon,'' Beane said. "We won't know until he sees the doctor, but, obviously, this has been bothering him for quite awhile. It's been almost three months, and it's still bothering him. To expect he'll just be better in two weeks is unrealistic.''

Maybe the A's medical staff can solve the problem better than the Cubs did.

Hat tip, Athletics Nation.


Posted by David Pinto at 08:36 AM | Pitchers | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by: Eric at July 11, 2007 03:21 PM
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